Rifle and Carbine

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FN MAUSERMODEL 98RIFLE AND CARBINE

OPERATORS MANUAL

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Right side vnsv 01 the F. N. rifle (Mauserystem)

Left side view of the F N. rifle (Mausel System).


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Description of the F. N. Rifle(Mauser System)

The rifle Is composed of the following main parts:1. The barrel with frontand rear sfght.


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-5-pawls, the latter engage under the effect of the paw1 springsin the corresponding notches of the tangent. The tangent tssecured to the bed by means of 2 small lateral bearings whichrest on the hinge. A pin running through the leaf and fastenedto the hinge prevents losing the tangent in case the springshould break.

On the front end of the barrel is soldered the fore sight ringand block which form the support of the fore sight. The foresight block and the ring are pierced by a screw which engagesin the barrel and ensures an absolute rigidity of the whole.The milled rear portion of the fore sight block renders the

foresight prominent whilst the effect of reflection is minimized.The triangular foresight is dovetailed into the block and can beadjusted sideways.


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-6-bridge IS the opening for the bolt stop and the ejector whilst groove provided with a ramp is arranged in the bottom of thpart of the body to receive the safety lug of the bolt.

The bolt stop and the ejector are both fastened at the leside of the bridge of the body by means of the same pivoscrew. The bolt stop has a catch projecting into the interior othe body. The left lug of the bolt comes into contact with thcatch when the bolt is entirely drawn back. The bolt stop alsoserves as a support for the ejector which, passing through thgroove made in the left lug, protrudes into the bolt head thinstant that the bolt is completely drawn back, thus causingthe cartridge case retained in the bolt head by the extractorclaw, to swing to the right.

The bolt stop and the ejector are actuated by a double spring


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-7-locking lugs provided with chamfered edges which facilitatethe locking of the rifle; the leftlug is split in order to allowof the passage of the ejector. A semi-circular groove let intothe bolt head and provided with a small ramp serves as aguide for the extractor. The cylindrical body of the bolt carriesthe extractor locking ring with its 2 small lugs and it has 2oblong holes arranged longitudinally which serve as escapesfor the gases. Should a cartridge case break or a cap be pier-ced, these apertures serve as escapes for the gas towards thesides and back wtthout danger to the rtfleman.

The body of the bolt also shows in the axis of the bolt levera longitudinal rib, which engaging in its groove on the upperportion of the bridge of the breech, guides the bolt when it isdrawn rearwards.


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-8-grasp a cartridge put by hand into the chamber. Its sligcurved form allows of its ac ing as a spring ensuring in this wits proper !astening upon the bolt.

THE FIRING PIN AND ITS SPRING. - The firing pin consof the head drawn out to form the firing needle, the flawith its two chamfered safety surfaces which serve as a supfor the striker spring, the cylindrical body flattened on two opsite sides for the passage of the cocking piece and the end with its three interrupted grooves corresponding with tbearings arranged inside the cocking piece. An incorrect nection of the firing pin and the cocking piece is impossibas one the grooves and the corresponding bearing are bder than the 2 others.


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-9-THE SAFETY DEVICE consists of the safety leaf and the sa-fety spindle which are rigidly connected. This spindle is notchedin such a way that the smooth portion, according to the posi-tion in which it is put, occupies or not the safety notch of the

bolt, locking thus the bolt plug or disengaging it from the latter.When the safety wing is pressed down to the right, the headof the safety is placed in front of the cocking piece forcing thelatter back; as the sear is no more in contact with the cockingpiece, it has no longer effect on the cocking piece and the de-pression of the sear cannot produce the discharge of the rifle.

The safety head is provided with bevelled edges which facili-tate the action of the safety on the cocking piece.


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- 10 -The magazine spring connects the cover plate of the mazine wilh the platform to which it is secured by 2 bearings.The platform is shaped to ensure the correct feeding of cartridge at the moment of entering into the chamber and f

litates this movement.The magazine can hold 5 cartridges placed in zigzag fashiThe sides of the magazine are formed by the trigger guwhich further consists of the finqer guard, the recesses of locking screws of the finger guard and their check screws.4. - THE STOCK WITH HANDGUARD. - The stock iswalnut made in one piece and provided with a pistol ha


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-.I1 -5. - THE FITTINGS consist of the cleaning rod. It screwsinto a nut let into the stock. The other end is provided with slot for the rag and is tapped so as to allow of 2 rods being

screwed together for the cleaning of the barrel:thethethethethe

upper band and its spring:bayonet attachment;lower band and its spring:swivel of the lower band;frontand rear screws of the trigger quard and thcheck screws;


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Dismantling and Reassembling

DISMOUNTING.1,. Unscrew and remove the cleaning rod.2**Remove the sling.


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can be easily removed by pressing the point of a cartridthe catch which is just in front of the trigger guard and puit towards the trigger guard.Draw out the magazine cover plate, the magazine sprinplatform. Separate the different parts by removing the leaves from their bearings in the platform and tn the magcover plate.5 To remove the upper and the lowor band. - Pressthe springs of the upper and lower band in order to dis

these these parts from the stops and remove them.6 To wparate the barrel and the body, the band guar


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- 15 -To strip the trigger mechanism, drive out the axis pin of thetrigger bar in order to set free the trigger bar, the trigger andthe trigger spring, the trigger pin, being riveted, must not beremoved.Unscrew the nut of the cross piece and take out the latter.Remove the pin of the cover plate catch, thus setting freethe latter part and its spring.REA55EM5LlNG.

lo To reassemble the bolt stop, the elector, the sight tangent


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- 16 -C To replace the upper and the lowot band. - Place thlower band in such a way that It IS again retained by its spring.Mount the upper band, making sure that it enters into therecess.

5 To replace the magazine cover plate, the rpring and thplatform. -. The maqazme cover plate with feeding apparatus1s Inserted Into the box in the following manner : The magazinecover plate IS, after the platform and spring have been inserted,pushed on with the flat hand when the catch snaps into thehr,la at the ma(JcIzme cover plate, securing the latter in its cor-rect positIon.


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- 19 -held by the lip of the breech and iis base is placed in front ofthe face of the bolt.

The clip is left in the vertical groove of the bridge.

The right hand again grips the bolt lever, the finger nails beingturned to the left ; the bolt is pushed fully home and the feverturned to the right. As the bolt moves forward, it encounters thelower end of the clip and throws it out. The lower part of thebolt head meets the rim of the first cartridge and pushes the latterforward, being guided in its movement by the lip of the breechand the following cartridge (or by the magazine platform when


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-2o-D i s e n g a q l n g the ddy.Turn the safety to the left. When the non notched por

the spindle is withdrawn from the safety slot in the bolt, tis no longer locked ; the cocking piece advances until thengages with the sear.

Under the effect of the spring of the trigger bar. the seaprom&s into the groove of the tall of the body, the trigge


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Engage the groove of the cartridge case in the lips of the clip;the cartridges are retained on the clip by means of the clipspring.


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List of component parts f the F. N. Rifle (Mauser System)BamLFront riqht.Front dqht tiq.bar stqht bed rtnq.Roar dqht aprinq.Rear dqht tanqent.SPllnqpaw1 (2 p.1siqht dtde.Body.BoltiBolt pluq.SPrino cutch.szqmq ti-=.Ettmc(or.Extracbr rlnq.FJo1t top.Bolt atop linq.Efector.Trlggsr.Trtqqer bar.Trtqqer guard.Maqazine cover plate.Maqaline platform.Maqazlno sprtnq.Trlqqer quard cams pi&e.Maqartne cover plate catch.Bayonet attachment.Upper band.Upper bond aprlnq.Lowerbondbnmrbandsprinq.

33. Hand qwud l atnq.34. Low.? band tiv.1.35. Bottom Mr.1 base.35a. Bottom awiv.1 (#nu as 34L36.g,3i40.75.61.

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Butt plate.claantnq Id.cloonlnq rod ltop.StO&Hand guardMuzzb colmr uor dael.Front dqht protector.

Triqqor quard samw bar).Tziqqw quard scmw beat).+.%a. heck - of front tIiqqer quard42b.szi 8cmw of mar mqqer quard43.44.45.46.47.40.49.

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lzTLpRear atqht bed screw.Hand quard sprlnq screw (2 P.).cram p4eoe.cmn p4eco nut .Front siqht ring scmw.Butt plate wrew. Q p.).Bottom swivel bale #crew. 2 p.).Rottom 8wivel baw pin.Bnyomt attachmant.Maqazh-rhIemBchpinTriqqer bar pin.mpln

55. Lowor band lwirrl%a. Stqht tanqont pin

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Pad.Plates. riqht and loft.k+bafd.-.660. &&bard qmnq.

66b. Swbbard rprlnp aaew.66~.Hook.66d. scabbard. bale.660. kbbard CQp.66f. swbbard flallqo.67. Pmwl nut.66. .TJlato SamwB (2 P.).69. Cmmemmk screw plate69a. Tappod - w (2 70. Grip pin (2 p.).71. GuardPin&P.L72. Rldsptw.


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G e n e r a l d a t a

cawret 1 m/m. .BS m/m l.8 m/m-Length of rifle without bayonetLength of rifle with bayonet .Weight of rifle without bayonetfappr.) . . . . . . . .

1.099 m.1.479 m. 1.099 m.1.479 m. .099 m..479 m.3.875 kgs. ,875 kqs. 875 kqs.


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F. N. Repeating CarbineEMauser System)

The construction of the F. N. carbine (Mauser system) is basedon the same principle as the F. N. rifle, buts its length is reducedm order to meet the requirements of light troops, machine gun-and artillery men, as well of those of special bodies of constabu-lary, frontier guards etc.


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Riqht side view of F. N. Corblne (Mauser System).

Left side view 01 F. N. Carbine (Mauser System).


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Distrncc

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Angle Angie lime of Height of Remainingof of flight trajectory velocity

elevation descent SCC. m. m/s

Slide11 4520 16i:: 25iO,1 4 551 33 532 11 5020 49 313 41 32

.Ballistics of the F. N. Rifle, Cal. 7 m/mBullet S. 9 gr.

- -5 52 0.2614 54 0.5628 59 0.93

50 54 1.371 23 22 1.8920 7 28 2,513 15 10 3,2940 40 20 4,176 5 2 5,028 5 27 6,06

0.0s0.381,052.314.498,0214.3023.76

34,7351,!4

--Remaining

energykgm.

852.9 333.7720,8 238.3601.4 165.9497,9 113.7413,4 78.4350,4 56.3308,8 43.7274,2 34,s246.3 27,8228,6 24,0207,l 19,7

Muzzle velocity .............................. 855 m/s.V. 25 .......................................... 835 m/s.Pressure ....................................... 3200 kg/cm2.Maximum range .............................. 3.700 m&es.

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Ammunition characteristics

Numetid DataLonqth of cartridge (maximum)Woiqht of mrtridqeAvoraqo wotqht of bullet. : : :Avoraqo lonqth of bulletMamoter oi bullet (moxtmurk : : : : : :Soottonal donrityCompositton of jacki 1 1 1Weiqht of clip for 5 cartridges . .Approtiato weiqht of powder charqe .

I. - RIFLEMuzeio voloetty . . . . . . . .Volodty 25 m. from mu& . . . . .Rnsu ro . . . . . . . . . . .Munlo l orqyMqrhhum rdnqe 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 :

2. - CARBINEMuzzle veloctty . . . . . .Volcctty 25 m. from muzzleMuulo l orqy . , . .

lound nosebullet

?8 mm.24 gr.71,P gr.31.0 mm.7.26 mm.29.1 gr!cmzitCei Didted8,6 gr.P,SO 9.

?8 mm.23,8 gr.10,s gr.35 mm.f,26 mm.28 b9f$mLs,: 9.2,70 9.

670 m I. ?50 m I.650 m s 73C m/s.3COC kg cm2 IPCO kg/cm2235p550gm*. Ekgm m.

640 m/s320 m/s234 kgm.

cdl. ? m/mtrcamlinedSnttd bulletw tapered

b d s e

-ILightpointedbullet

70 mm. 75.4 mm 75,4 mm. 00,4 mm.23 gr. 25,35 gr. 23,l gr. 26.2 gr.9 9. 11,25 gr. 10 gr. 12.8 gr.30,O mm. 33,l mm. 27,o gr. 35.0 mm.ii,26 mm. ?,90 mm f,9f mm 8,23 mm.234 gr ,crnz 22,6 grlcml 1,8 gr,cmz 26,2 gr/cmttee1 plated brass ccl plate0 tee1 plated6,6 gr. 7 g*. 7 gr. 6,5-gr.2,9C 9. 2,55 gr. 2,9C gr. 2,w gr.

850 m s.835 m/s.1200 kg/cm1334 kgm.3700 m.

% x301 kgm.

cd l 7.65 m/m-Streamlinedointed bullet Lightw tapered pointed

bdsebullet

Cd. ?,9 m/mAcamhnedDinted bulletw tapered

base

830 m/s.805 ms.It& k$m;

3700 In.

2 mm:*293 kgm:800 m/s. ? 3 0 m/ s .700 mis. 710 m/s.326 kgm. 348 kgm

Ligpoinbul

2416Z&OB.23 3,) g:rl p6,5 3,2C 855 835 !% k3x0

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